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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 10-160 m 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX Max 60 W ? 80-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E